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reinforcement
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission (Freq. 4)
- they called for artillery support
• Syn:
support, reenforcement
• Derivationally related forms:
reenforce (for: reenforcement), reinforce
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
operation, military operation
• Hyponyms:
close support
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing
- his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints
• Syn:
reenforcement
• Hypernyms:
confirmation
3. (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
• Syn:
reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer
• Derivationally related forms:
reinforce, reinforce (for: reinforcer)
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
• Hyponyms:
positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer, negative reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer
4. a device designed to provide additional strength
- the cardboard backing was just a strengthener
- he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook
• Syn:
strengthener
• Derivationally related forms:
reinforce, strengthen (for: strengthener)
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
backing, mount, brace, bracing, safety arch
5. an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
• Syn:
reward
• Derivationally related forms:
reinforce, reward (for: reward)
• Hypernyms:
blessing, approval, approving
• Hyponyms:
carrot
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